Railroad the and rail clamp



RAILROAD TIE AND RAIL GLAMP Filed Dec. va?. 192s 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR NN. QNr N ATTORNEY Jan. 20, 1931. I I Q GAGE 1,789,545

RAILRoAn'rIE ANDRAIL CLAMP Filed nec. 27, .1929 2 sheets-sheet z figa jrg/g.

j lZ3 ATTORNEY Patented` Jan. 20, 1.931

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".5: TIE .AND CLAMP Application nled December 27, 1929. Serial No. 416,916.

My present 'invention has reference to a metal tie for railway rails, and means for fastenin the rails thereon and the primary object o the invention is the provision of a v simple but strong and sturdy tie which will support the rails in a manner that will prevent the tilting or canting thereof, and which likewise will afford the rails the same resiliency or yieldability as that afforded by a wooden tie.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood froma consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of the application, w1th the understanding, however, .that the irnf provement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawings nor to the precise construction 4de- 20 scribed and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as do not aect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fi ure 1 is a side elevation of my improvement ith the rails in applied position and the rails in section.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on the line' 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure-4 is a sectional view on the line4-4 of Figure 1. A

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a side elevation to illustrate a slight modification. y

Figure 7 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary side elevation to illustrate a still further modified form of rail engaging clip or clamp.

' Figure 9 is a perspective view of the said clip or clamp.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a bail r which may be employed.

As disclosed by the drawings the body 1 of my improved tie is inthe nature ofa metal channeled member. The tie 1, at the ends thereof preferably has its up er corners reduced and the upper edges of t e reduced portions are connected by transverse plates 2. The end walls of the tie, above the notched reduced corners thereof are disposed at any angle as indicated by the numerals 3, and the sides of the tie, adjacent to and at a suitable distance from the ends thereof are notched, as at 4, to provide seats for the rails 5. Inward of the notches the bottom of the tie is bent upwardly to form t-he same with lugs 6 and the outwardly extending and straight ends of these lugs are adapted to contact with the inner ends of rail blocks 7 which are disposed below the notches 4 and project into the notches. The rail blocks may be of hollow metal that afford a desired resiliency, but prefrably the said blocks are short pieces of woo rlhe sides of the tie 1, in a line with the inner edges of the base flanges' of the rails 5 are either formed with or have fixed thereon centrally grooved plates 8 and overlying these plates there are the body ortions 9 of rail engaging clips 10. The p ates, at the upper portions thereof are formed with outwardly extending lugs 11, and passing through the body portions 9 of the cli s 10 in the showing 'of Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings there are bolts 12 which are engaged by nuts 13 that contact with the under aces of the lugs 11. v I -A Each of the rail supporting-blocks 7 has one or both of its sides, from one of its ends formed with a depression 13', whose lower. wall is arranged at a downward inclination, as indicated b the numeral 14. One or4 both of the incline walls 3 of the tie have on the inner face thereof an inwardly extending flange 15 that merges into an inwardly directed horizontal flange or extension 16', and designed to be received between the walls 15 and 16 and likewise adapted to be received in the depressions 13 there are plates that afford rail clamps 17. The inner edges of these clamps are notched, as at 18, to receive the outer base flan es of .the rails therein. The inner corners o? the walls 16 are rounded and the ends of the rail clamps are preferably also rounded. The rounded corner of the wall; 16

is designed to be contacted by the upper face of the clamp 17 and the rounded outer end of 300 contacts and which further movement in the roadbed.

It is believed the simplicity of my construc-V each of the clamps 17 is designed to ride against and frictionally contact with the inclined Walls l5. The walls 16 are preferably provided with upwardly extending bosses whose outer faces are inclined, the said bosses surrounding openings throu h which pass the shanks of bolts 19, the heas 20 of the said bolts being received in cages 2l formed on the under faces of the clamps 17 and the shanks of the bolts have screwed thereon nuts 22 which rest on the bosses 23 of the walls 16.

As far as the description has progressed it will be noted that the hollow or channeled tie may be filled with the roadbed or have the roadbed packed in the ends thereof against the blocks 7M Because of the contacting engagement of the clamps 17 with the walls l5 an 16 and because the said clamp forces the rail and consequently ,the block into tight engagement with Athe clip and with the stop lug 6 an outward @vement of the block is prevented. To" remove the rails it is merely necessary to unscrewthe nuts 22 which permit the clamping blocks or plates 17 dropping into the tie and into the depressions 13 in the sides of the railblock 7,' The grooved plates 8 and the lugs thereon are contacted by the roadbed so that the liability of the longitudinal and tilting movement of the tie and the rails thereon is effectively prevented. The rails themselves being engaged by the clips and clamps are effectively held from vertical or canting movementwhile the frictional engagement between the clips and clamps is bindmg but suflicient to permit of the necesf sal' expansionand contraction of the rails.

slightly different form of plate such as is illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 of the draw.- ings may be employed. In this instance there is arranged over -the tie a slightly different form of clip, indicated by the numeral 24 and the body plate thereof is indicated by the numeral 25. The ends of the body. plate l25 overlie the lugs 11. There is arranged beneath and along the sides of the tie a substantially U-shaped bolt 28 which is received in the grooves 8 and passes through thelugs 11 and throughr the ends of the body plate of te the cli The threaded ends of these sub stantia ly U-shaped bails or bolts are engaged by nuts, as disclosed by the drawings'.

' en the rails are arranged at a curvature a clip 29 such as illustrated in Figures 8 and 9 is -em loyed. This clip is in/the nature of a bloc and is of a size to be received in the innergshin spaces of the rails. The body portion 20 ofg the block or clip 29 is engaged by a bail or U-shaped bolt similar to that above described. The employment of the U-shaped bolts rovides both the sides and the bottom of t e tiewith enlargements in the nature of ribs against which the road bed hold the tie from tion and the advantages thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates so that further description will not be required.

Having described thel invention, I claim:

1. A channeled tie having grooved plates terminating' in upper lugs on the sides thereof, blocks affording rail seats in the tie, stop elements in the tie for engaging in the blocks, rail cli s for engaging with the inner base flanges o rails having lateral body portions fixed on the lugs, notched rail clamps for engaging rails, said tie having angle walls on the inner ends thereof, one providing a fulcrum' and the other an abutment for the clamps and removable and adjustable securingv means between, the clamps and the fulcrum wall. j

2. A channeled metaltie having its sides adjacent to its ends notched, rail blocks received in the tie adjacent to the notches thereof, stop elements in the tie for en aging the rail blocks, clips fixed to the tie or `engaging with the inner base flanges of rails, notched bails providing rail clamps for engaging with the outer base flanges of the rails, said rail blocks having their sides notched to receive the clamps therein, said tie adja'cent to the ends thereof having upstanding angle walls and horizontal walls, the -latter providing fulcrums for the rail clamps and the formerl providing abutment walls for the'ends'of the said clamps and removable. and adjustable means securing the clamps to the up er walls.

3. A channele metal tie having its sides,

'the outer base fianges of the `ceived `in the tie adjacent to the notches thereof, stop elements in theftie for engaging the rail blocks, clips xed to the tie for Ien-v gaging with the inner base fianges of rails, notched bails rovidingrail clamps for engaging with t e outer base flanges ofthe rails, said rail blockshaving their sides notched to receive the clamps therein, said tie, adjacent to the ends thereof having upstand-v ing angle walls and horizontal walls, the latr providing fulcrums 'for the rail clamps and the' former providing abutment walls for the ends of the said clamps and removable and adjustable means securing the clam s to the u per walls, said means comprising olts whic are engaged by nuts and said clamps having cages to receive therein the heads of the bolts. A

4. A channeled metal tie having grooved plates terminating in lu s on the sides thereof and havingtheir said sides notched in a line with such lugs, rail blocks in the tie' oposito the notches thereof, integrally formedl sto lugs in the bottomof the tie to engage with the rail blocks, said rail blocks designed to have resting thereon rails, clips having ,laterally extending body portions which are arranged over the lugs, U-shaped bolts arranged beneath and along the sides of the tie to be received through the grooved plates passing through the lugs and the body portions of the clamps and said bolts being engaged by nuts, elongated plates having their inner edges notched to receive the outer base flanges of rails therein and providing rail clamps,'said tie, adjacent to the ends thereof having upwardly extending angular and horizontal Walls, the former affording an abutment for the rail clamps and the latter a fulcrum element for the rail clamps, said blocks having' their sides notched to receive the clamps therein and removable and adjustable securing elements between the fulcrum Walls andthe clamps.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

SCAR S.' GAGE. 

